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BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012012
200 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
 
...ALETTA TURNS NORTHWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.1N 114.7W
ABOUT 745 MI...1200 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.7 WEST.  THE
DEPRESSION IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H.  A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND EAST AT A SLOW FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND ALETTA
IS EXPECTED TO DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA FRIDAY OR
FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN